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About Weezer (Updated 10/10/2013)

Though their name sounds like a patient suffering from chronic asthma, Weezer has remained one of the most popular rock bands of the post-grunge era.

While it's true that Weezer drew a lot of inspiration from arena rockers like the Pixies and Cheap Trick, their sound became a mash-up of melody-meets-70s-metal. But the band's appeal came not just from the noise they made, but because its members had an unconventional appeal – none of them were conventional rockers. Instead, they presented as kids holed up in a musty garage simply playing along to their favorite bands.

Some of Weezer's biggest songs, like "Undone" (The Sweater Song), "Buddy Holly," and "Say It Ain't So," are also cataloged as some of modern rock's biggest hits. They also helped to distance the band from the "one hit wonder" label some critics had volleyed at them, and they went on to record other notable songs like "Perfect Situation," "Island in the Sun," "Beverly Hills" and "Pork and Beans."

Weezer's eighth studio album, "Hurley," was released on September 10, 2010. They followed it with a deluxe release of their 1996 album "Pinkerton" and a compilation of 'rare and previously unreleased' songs titled "Death to False Metal." You can hear all that music and more as part of the band's current tour, which played through the summer of 2013 and is now stretching into fall and has dates on the calendar into 2014.

The band recently announced a show at the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA on November 23 and will play the Weezer Cruise from February 13-17, 2014 as it sails from Jacksonville to the Bahamas.

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September 26, 2014

Weezer Assures 'Everything Will Be Alright In The End'

Alternative rock icons Weezer are all set to release their ninth studio album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End on October 7 via Republic Records. So far, they’ve given fans listens to “Back To The Shack”, “Cleopatra”, “Go Away”, and “The British Are Coming”, and the latter sounds like the anthemic Weezer of olden…